{
    "id": "CVE-2009-0177",
    "published": "2009-01-20 16:00:09",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:04:26",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "description": "vmwarebase.dll, as used in the vmware-authd service (aka vmware-authd.exe), in VMware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130, 6.5.1 and earlier; VMware Player 2.5.1 build 126130, 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware ACE 2.5.1 and earlier; VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745; and VMware Fusion before 2.0.2 build 147997 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long (1) USER or (2) PASS command.",
    "epss_score": "0.08642",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94933",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "ace"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "fusion"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vmware_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vmware_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7647",
            "title": "VMware 2.5.1 - 'VMware-authd' Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2009-01-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html",
        "http://osvdb.org/51180",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33372",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34601",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647",
        "http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html",
        "http://osvdb.org/51180",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33372",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34601",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021512",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0024",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6433",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7647"
    ]
}